Trousers



(No Model.)

J. W. HAMER.

TROUSERS.

No. 581,419. Patented Apr. 27, 1897.

ATTORNEY.

UNin STAT S ATENT mucn.

JOHN 1V. HAMER, OF BEVERLY, NEWV JERSEY.

TROUSERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 581 ,419, dated April27, 1897.

Application filed January 15, 1897. Serial No. 619,304:- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN WV. HAMER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Beverly, in the county of Burlington, State of New Jersey,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Trousers, whichimprovement is fully set forth in the following specification andaccompanying drawings.

My invention consists of an improved construction of trousers, the novelfeatures of which will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

- Figure 1 represents a side elevation of the lower portion of a pair oftrousers embodying my invention, showing especially forms of devicesthat may be employed for my purpose. Fig. 2 represents a side elevationof the lower portion of the trousers seen in Fig. 1, the same beingshown in normal condition and adapted for walking or other purposes.Fig. 3 represents a side elevation showingthe trousers fastened aroundthe ankle of the wearer and adapted for bicycle-riding, hunting, &c.Fig. 4 represents an inverted plan view of a trousers-leg. (Seen in Fig.2. Fig. 5 represents a modification.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalfigures.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a leg of a pair of trousers, thesame being slit at each side thereof from near the point B downwardly,whereby the front and rear portions 0 and D are formed, said rearportion being provided near each edge thereof with a lon gitudinally-extendin g strip or flap E,which has the buttons F attachedthereto, which are adapted to be engaged by the fastening devices G,which are located near each edge of the front portion 0, said fasteningdevices F G being preferably similar to glove-fastening devices now inuse, although it will of course be evident that other fastening meansmay be employed.

H designates buttonholes extending through the outer portion K near theedges of the front portion 0 of the trousers, said buttonholes being inthe present instance three in number and formed in the front portion 0of the trousers and adapted to be engaged by the buttons J on the rearportion D, the lower but ton being set farthest from the flap E, whilethe other buttons are located nearer to said flap, whereby when thetrousers are employed for bicycle-riding theywill be caused to tightlyengage the ankle and leg of the wearer in substantially the manner seenin Fig. 3, while normally for walking, &c., they appear the same asordinary trousers. (Indicated in Fig. 2.)

It will of course be evident that changes may be made by those skilledin the art which will come within the scope of my invention, and I donot therefore desire to be limited in every instance to the exactconstruction I have herein shown and described, especially as to thestyle of the fastenings, as they may be varied, and it will,furthermore, be evident that the slits or divisional lines may be in thefront and rear of the trousers-leg, or either front and rear, as seen inFig. 5, instead of at the sides, and the fastening devices locatedaccordingly.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. A pair of trousers having a leg sliton one side fronrthe bottom upwardly forming flaps, one of said flapshaving a row of members of fastening devices connected therewith,substantially parallel with its free edge, and a second row extendingobliquely thereto, and the other flap having members of fasten ingdevices arranged in one row and adapted to engage the members on thefirst-mentioned flap.

2. Apair of trousers having the legs thereof slit in each side from thebottom upwardly, forming flaps, a strip attached to one-of said flaps oneach side, fastening devices common to each of said strips and theopposing flaps, whereby the latter may be caused to loosely engage thelimb of the wearer, and other fastening devices attached to a flap oneach side of a trousers-leg and extending obliquely, the other flap ofeach side being provided with members of fastening devices forengagement with the last-named fastening devices.

JOHN WT HAMER.

Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM, E. HAYWARD FAIRBANKS.

